Peter Barnum (1784 - 1873)

Born 7 Mar 1784 in Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1873 at age 89 in Bethel, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Barnum Name Study.

There is some confusion about his birth date. Cutter and Orcutt say either 7 Mar or 7 Apr 1784, 'The Barnum Family, 1517-1904' says 7 Apr 1782 and the Barbour Collection shows 7 Mar 1784.

In the 1850 US Census for Danbury, Fairfield County, Connecticut the family of Peter Barnum was enumerated as follows: Dwelling #109; Family #138 Peter Barnum, 66, M, Farmer, Real property $3,000, b. Connecticut Altilly Barnum, 61, F, b. Connecticut Ruth Fairchild, 86, F, b. Connecticut

In the 1860 census for the same place, his family is shown as: Dwelling #1260; Family #1485 Peter Barnum, 76, M, Farmer, Real property $2,500, Personal property $500, b. Connecticut Altana Barnum, 71, F, b. Connecticut Ruth Fairchild, 96, F, b. Connecticut Irena Lacey, 77, F, b. Connecticut

Sources

• Barbour Collection, Danbury, CT vol 1 p 460
• Starr, Burgis Pratt. A History of the Starr Family of New England (Case, Lockwood & Brainard Co., Hartford, Conn., 1879) Page 395
• Cutter, William Richard, ed., New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial; a Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, 4 volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1911)
• Barnum, Noah G, The Barnum Family, 1350-1907 (Albion, NY: Privately Printed, 1907)
• Barnum, Eben Lewis and Fr. Francis Barnum, SJ, Genealogical Record of the Barnum Family, Presenting a Conspectus of the Male Descendants of Thomas Barnum 1625-1695 (Gardner, MA: Meals Printing Co., 1912)
• The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. (Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD, 1994-2002) Vol. Danbury, Page 12